Energy

Wärtsilä: maximising share of renewables is the soundest, cheapest and cleanest power strategy available to Mozambique

To meet the projected 1.3GW of electricity peak demand increase by 2032, Mozambique must build significant new power capacity. (Image source: Wärtsilä)

Speaking at the Wärtsilä Mozambique Energy Forum in Maputo, in the presence of the country’s main energy decision-makers, energy experts from Wärtsilä presented the latest results of an in-depth study which models the role that renewable energy can play in building the most cost-effective and reliable power system in Mozambique

World Bank: Ghana can turn climate challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth

Scaling up renewable energy sources is a priority area for a climate resilient and low carbon development pathway. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

The World Bank Group’s new Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Ghana has estimated that at least one million more people could fall into poverty due to climate shocks, if urgent climate actions are not taken

US$1bn for just coal transitions in South Africa and Indonesia

The decommissioning could prevent approximately 71 million tonnes of CO2 in potential GHG emissions. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

The governing board of the Climate Investment Funds has endorsed new investment plans set to allocate US$1bn for a just transition from coal to clean power in South Africa and Indonesia

Sistema.bio introduces biodigester carbon programme in Uganda

The partnership us expected to avoid more than 1.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions over the projects life. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

Sistema.bio, Africa’s leading biodigester manufacturing company, has launched its biggest biodigester carbon programme in Uganda in partnership with Native Energy

ACWA Power and IDC to explore green hydrogen in South Africa

The potential value of the MoU is estimated at US$10bn. (Image source: ACWA Power)

ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants worldwide, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC), a government-owned development finance institution, to explore the development of green hydrogen and its derivatives in South Africa